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Experts I'm Cues and Balls.
sLOSSONS RECORD WITH sCHARFER-A BALK-LIN1
TQIrRNEY-TuA

TOCRNEY-THATCHER AND SHAW.
The Chicago Herald says: George Slosson has
accepted Jake Schaefer's challenge to play two
billiard matches, one at cushion-carroms 500
points up, and one at 14-inch balk-une 500 points
up, each game to be for $500 side. The winner
Will take the entire receipts after paying all
necessary expenses Both games will be played
IN Chicago. the first, at cushion-carroms within
thirty days, and the balk-ltne ten days there
after. John NJ. Bowling. on behalf OF Slosson,
mas placed his forfeit in Jack BurkeS hands, while
Joe Ullman OF this city, will act for Schaefer and
his hacker, Dick Roche, OF St. Louis. The latter
has announced his readiness to back the wizard"
10 any amount at the rate OF 10 to s. A glance at
the records as between the two will show that out
OF fifteen games played at all STYLES OF billiards.
since 1852 SioSSon has defeated Schaefer ten times
while the wizard" has been able to yanQuish
the student On only five occasions At cushion
carroms SlOSson beat Schaefer once I'm New York.
In 1885,, and again in st. Louis last November,
While Schaefer has defeated SlOssOn but single
city. AT the champions game SloSSon has beaten
Schaefer four times, thrice in New York city and
once In Chicago, While Schaefer has worsted his
opponent on two occasions both In New York. At
the 14inch balk-line game SloSson took first prize
In the all-around tournament In New York In 1881
In which Schaefer was a contestant: also in the
triangular tourney in December, 1885, at ST. Louis
between himself. Schaefer and Vignaux. Again
he defeated the wizard" In October, 1886, at st.
he won one OF series Of three games which took
place during November and December OF last year,
While Schaefer conquered him In both the other
games or that series. With such a showing SloS-
sons many admirers in this city are already claim
Ing his victory in the coming series OF games.
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Stringent Measures i'm AIsace.

The German government has issued an order for
the dissolution OF the union OF Alsatian choral
societies, it beng suspected that the union has
assisted the objects OF the French League OF
Patriots The laws dealing with societies. it is
said, viii henceforth be vigorously enforced. The
measure forbidding French military men TO stay
in Alsace, except on special permit will be APP
piled to civilians and societies whose rules forbid
the admission OF Germans to membership will be
deal with French emissar1eS press correspondents
and others who have been acting as electoral
agents. melting malcontentS freely visiting fortt
hcatiOns and doing the work OF spies. Advocates
OF an effective Germanizat10n desire the tempo
rary suspension or electoral rights in Alsace-Lor-
ratne German education in the primary schools
and government administration I'm place OF the
municipal COunctlA
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TEoH tue OrHHs NAIley (Cal) Union,
Louis Banding says the generally accented
statement that the largest nugget ever found Ia
California was worth o little more than sol OOO n
an erroneous one. He says that J. j. Finpey. ssOld
Virginia." found piece OF gold about SIX miles
from Dowmev1lle, Sierra county, on August 2lst,
1858 that weighed 1000 ounces. The gold of that
vicinity was worth SIS per ounce witch would
make the Value Of the nugget ZOO. This would
make tne flnney nugget the largest piece OF pure
toiore the Australian nugget found In the Ballarat
gold nelds has been considered the largest It
as he was Familiarity called In those dayG sfter.
wards went TO Washoe when the great silver d1s.
coyeries were made there, and from him the town
OF Virginia City took its name. The man who dis
covered the largest nugget in the California mipes
and gave his name to the richest mining camp In
the world died In extreme poverty.
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RUMORs OF PRISON SCANDAL--It is stated at
New Brunswick, N. j., that another chapter OF
equal to that Of the Laverty trial, OF the same
nature, and involving one Of the under keepers
The woman mentioned Is Mf6 Elizabeth Hen
bricks, who was sentenced over year and q
half ago for cruelty beating her adopted
daughter, burning her with red-hot irons,
and tying her up by her thumbs In the garnet. II
Is hardly TO be believed that q sane woman could
have performed such atrocities. New Brunswick
reporter went to Trenton and obtained On,clal
leave 0viSit Mrs Hendricks in the wOman's apart,
mont but was refused admission by the keeper. The
prison authorities denied the story In circulation
and said that the woman Is confined TO her cell
rav1ng maniac, and must soon be renewed to the
insane asylum,
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A Horrible Dose.
YOUNG MAN IN A FIT OF ILL-HUMOR TAKES SUI
PHCRIC ACID

a 1OINu nan IN "A I'll Of lLLrdCAOh TAKES SUI
PHURIC ACID.
Mr. Adds Emmett Carr, the only grandson of the
late DR.. j. Marion Sims, OF New York, and also a
grandson OF David Dudley Field died in Baltimore
shortly after o'clock Tuesday evening from
dose OF sulphurc acid which he had taken about
two hours previously, as stated in THE STAR last
evening. DR.. Gorter, his physician, states that
Carr took the acid by accident. He says that
Carr was OF a nervous and excitable temperament,
and frequently Was in the habit OF getting into
childlike humor. When he did this he would
threaten to Kill himself. On this occasion, from
the ringing OF the electric BELLS from some such
small matter, he flew into temper. This was
about o'clock. He went upstairs saying that he
was going TO kill himself. He entered his laDOra-
tory and got very large bottle OF Suphuric acid,
which he used in his batteries in his electrical eX-
maid was with the bottle, and said he was going
to Kill himself. The maid paid no attention to the
threat, as she had often heard it before. He then
pulled the glass stopper from the bottle, threw it
on the floor and elevated the large and very heavy
vessel above his head with both hands, placing his
lips TO the bottles mouth. The maid knew the
deadly character OF the bottles contents but did
not believe 1t was Mr.. Cars intention to do more
than touch his lips to the bottle and it is thought
now by his physicians that 1t was not his inten-
ton to drink the luid but that the weight OF the
bottle and the oily character Of the acid caused
the disaster. In fact, what he intended probably
for a scene accidentally caused his death. Whe-
Their Intentionally or not, he swallowed quite
large quantity of the EOst destructive agent
known TO chemistry. He went downstairs, calling
his mother, and saying he had taken poison. He
asked for cold water. He drank but glass of this
and then called for hot water, OF which he drank
large quantities. probably with the idea to dilute
the acid and stop its terrible corrosive action He
vomited freely, throwing up acid water and blood.
He did not complain OF much pain at first, but
about fifteen minutes after taking the acid he said
he was In great pain, and asked that Dr. Gorter be
summoned. Prepared chalk, magnesia and the
alkaline carbonates were freely used with all their
adjuncts, the object being to neutralize the acid
and make 1t inert. Young Carr, however, soon
went into state OF collapse and died. Mr.. Carr
was twenty-five years OF age, a civil engineer by
profession, ant man OF means.
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NEW YORK ANARCHISTS REJOICING.-A large
crowd OF anarchists nlied Clarendon hall, New
and menace1 When mention was made OF Re
c0rder Smyth Col. Fellows, the press, and especi-
ally the reporters. Braunschweig and Schenk,
Blackwells Island, with the anarchist John Most,
had Deen released, and the meeting was one OF
homage TO the jall-birds, and TO renew pledges to
ngnt law and authority till the day when an
arch1sm should reign supreme. The chairman
evoked applause when he introduced the heroes OF
could not be smothered either by prison or the
gallOwS.
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Maggie Knebeleim Still Missing.
A TWELvE-YEAR-0LD GIRL BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
KIDNAPPED.

A TWELVE-YEAR- GIRL BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
KIDNAPPED.
The mysterious disappearance Of a twelve-year-
old girl caused intense excitement at williams
burg, n. Y, which stu continues Last Saturday
night at about O'Clock Mrs. Knebelein, the wife
OF Henry Knebelein, an employee OF Cord, Meyer &
Co., Maspeth residing at 1874 Metropolitan avenue,
sent her daughter Maggie, who is weil-developed
girl, to Schorger's bakery, two blocks down the
avenue. to buy some bread. The girl has not been
seen or heard of since but sunday morning the al
most distracted mother, who went In search Of
her, discovered the basket which she had taken
with her lying on the steps OF
Graham's potter, located about half way
home. In the basket was a loaf OF bread and the
bakers pasSbOOk. Several detectives have been
at work seeking clues, but have found no trace OF
the missing girl. The baker says that Maggie got
the bread for which she was sent at about 7:3O p.
IN. and left the store. The theory that the girl
was kidnapped by some Of the bad characters who
1nfest the neighbOrhOOd, that she was assaulted
In one or the vacant lots near by and left there
was adopted early in the morning when James
Lloyd, night Waterman at Chapmans docks, stated
to Detectives Hines and Lyons that he heard cries
at about a. ~. proceeding from the vacant lots
bordering on the creek, and endeavOred to locate
them, but could not. Later on he heard them
again, but fainter than before, and then made
another search without avail.
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Rotten Eggs at College.
DISORDER AT THE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY AND TWO

Disorder In the lower classes are quite prevalent
at wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. 1t
has been the custom for many years for the fresh
men to fire a salute on the morning of the ed
but 1t has been done against the command OF the
president. This year freshman tutor disguised
himself, and, with the aid OF policeman dis
covered some OF the freshmen and reported them:
various threats were made OF boiling Rotations
Tutor White was struck by an egg, as was Presi-
dent Beach. The faculty has suspended one
freshman for the remainder Of the year. The
freshmen class left the chapel and marched to the
station to see their unfortunate clasSmate OF.
They returned to college In regular order and
after giving their class cry dispersed. A sophie
more was suspended Monday for the remainder OF
the year for alleged disorders.
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The Opal ~ q Popular Gem.

From the Baltimore American.
The opal which, ever since the days wheN 6lr
Walter Scott wrote hts romantic story In which
this stone figures SO extensively, and which, IN
these later days, is supposed TO bring III luck TO
the wearer, is growing TO be one q the
most highly favored and most costly Of tho
precious Jewels. The ban under which fr has
rested for 80 long time has been removed, and
where q few years ago they could be bought for
comparatively low prices. are now bringing
me necklace OF opals, which, he said, was cheap
Tor toirty thousand dollars. This necklace Is now
the pfO1erty Of the wife OF Brooklyn millionaire
The cenfSel opal In the pendant Is alone worth
Two thousand dollars Knight hardly be believed
when aayi It's magnificent color and lusxre dim.
med the magnificent diamonds that were set with
it I saw Ut this same place an opal that was 20
be set In an engagement ring, which WAS valued
at nftecn hundred dollars.
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From the Boston Herald.
1t seems to be settled that John Rusk1n, who
stands pretty close TO the head OF the poll OF fav-
Orite Englishmen, has become a convert to the
Roman Catholic church. II cannot be charged
that those who have been instrumental In secur-
ing his conversion have been actuated by sordid
motives as Rusktn disposed OF most OF his worldly
possessions some time ago. He inherited a for
tune OF million, and In his younger days freely
INDUCED his splendid taste as collector and nat
ural1St, bringing together in his house the most
remaTka bic variety or treasures to be seen in Eng
land outside kensngton and the British museum.
Then he resolved to invest In consOls enough 10
afford him yearly income OF $1.SOO, which, he
declared, gentleman bachelor ought TO live upon,
and all the rest OF his property he good gave
away to his kindred. lie goes over TO Rome with
nothing more than his splendid personality, which,
however, entities him TO RANK as the most i'm
pOrtant accession Oh recent years TO Roman Cath
nj
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THE "SuENcED" PRIEST WINa-The court OF
appeals, In syracuse, NY. handed down decision
E OSnlnvan, the '.siienced" priest, who was
convicted In June, 1855, OF having COM
mitted criminal assault upon his servant.
OSulllvan's trial lasted three days. Justice Ken
nedy sentenced the priest TO fifteen years In Au-
burn prison. An appeal was made TO the general
appeals now afIirms the Judgment OF the lower
court The belief Is general that the case against
Father OSullivan win now be dropped.
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Gov. LEE ON THE DEBT QUEsT1ON.-GOv. Lee OF
Virginia denies that he has prepared any plan for
the settlement OF the public debt. He SAID accord
Ing TO Richmond special to the Baltimore
american, mo final settlement can be made
without the consent Of the two parties-the state
ana her creditors. While might recommend to
the general assembly some legislative action, it
l have not received a word from the creditors.
Therefore. have no authority to speak for them
In any way" The trouble about this, however, is
that a dozen members Of the legislature will come
here with plans OF their own for the settlement Of
the debt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-03

RICHMOND AND WEST POINT TERNINAL--The Rich
mond and West Point directors met in New York
committee: Alfred Suliy, 4. NJ. Logan, j. b. Pace
Mayor Lehman, George s. Scott, c. s. Brice, j. II.
lnnAn and George F. Stone. The vacancy In the
board OF directors caused by the resignation OF
John Wanamaker was filled by the election Of
Edward Louterbach. After the meeting the
directors stated that the proceedings were entirely
stock was contemplated for the purpose Of &C.
curing control Of any other property.
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suit Against Commissioner Ed9erson.
ASKED FOB AN ACCOUNTING ron sl2, 900 KNrRusrKp
TO HIM.
A Draught nj Nitric Acid.

LAMAR, NO., March "A painful and possibly
fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon 10 the
little four-year-old son OF j. f. Kfnch The child
had climbed 20 the top OF the kitchen cupboard.
where he found vial OF nitric acid and al oncc
emptied its contents into his mouth. The Intense
burning, IL Is thought, prevented the child from
SWALLOWING any or the poison. the greater portion
running out OF his mouth over his chin necE ma
hands, taking skin and flesh in fits COURSE All.
though the child Is suffering great agony the az.
recovery.
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A PANIC-sTRICKEN, FIRE-ENvELoPED COLORED MAN
SET FIRE TO THE STEAMER.
The fire on board the steamer Gardner (burned
in the Mobile river, as stated in yesterdays starr
was discovered by Capt. Stone. 1t started from
spark from the smokestack which set fire to cot
ton bale. A negro deck hand threw water on the
burning BALE and in throwing another bucketful
his clothes caught fire. Panic-slricken, he ran
from place to place, setting fire to cotton bales,
and In a lew moments the boat was in flames ali
over She was In mid-Stream and in motion. The
pilots We're driven from the wheel, and the crew
and passengers jumped overheard. These last
were drowned. 1t Is not thought that more than
one or two were burned. Capt stone saved HIM
self by swimming ashore. The steamer Tally
was behind the Gardner waiting to pass. AS
soon as the flames broke out the Tally
lowered her boats and threw over bales,
seed packs and planks to help the peO-
pie who were jumping from the Gardner. The
heat was so intense that the Tally did not dare to
go near but her boats picked up number OF peO-
pie. The engineers were driven from their posts
by the flames, and the boat drifted into the woods
on the opposite side. The report OF loss OF life is
confirmed: Persons mentioned as unknown In
maid; j. Coleman. cook; Joe, deck sweeper, and
Mrs. Remberts colored nurse, name not given.
Barber, the colored cabin boy OF the Tally, saved
five lives by swimming ashore with those in the
water. Mrs. w. r. Kembert threw her child into
the water, her husband taking the other two
Then she jumped In. All but the husband were
drowned. The boat was mot insured and was
valued at 81, 200. The COTTON was insured for
So, OO0
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HIS SKULL CRUSHED BY THE DRIyIN0-ROD.-A
special from Tfffn, Ohio says that a driving rod
the Baltimore and Ohio road broke, two miles from
the city, and struck the cab with great force. En-
was thrown from the engine Road supervisor w.
II. Bullock and the fireman, A. =. Jones, escaped
with painful injuries. The train stopped half
great fright.
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Criminal College Pooling.

From the Boston Herald.
A valiant Harvard student who recently went
through the ceremonies OF initiation to q crack
society was blindfolded and walked to the river
enc OF the coolest nights and told to Jump into a
hole in the ice expressly cut for his immersion
He jumped and was wet through to the skin. Then
he walked home. This is not the worst OF it. bur
1t Is enough to show what idiots may and do
flourish In the halls OF learning A robust consti-
tuition could scarcely endure such heroic treat
been at deaths door with peritOnttts. He stiu
lives.
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Misludgiug silent Peeua..

rrou tne Atlantc Monthly.
Mhen number OF good-humored people are &C.
ting out, wright and early In the morninepo ,cune
celebrating expedition It is pleasant to notice now
lively and expansive they ara For the urst hour
they talk all at once, laughing their words rather
IMAM speaking them. But as the forenoon Ques
on one after another drops gradually into com.
Parative quiet and silence. 1t is not that they
pner, but the first effervescence OF the uncorked
animal spirits OF the morning has spent itseif.
IN similar fashion, as get on In life mast tho
perlod OF obstreperous youth. We incline TO tax
less ana write less especially on the topics which
we nave most at heart. The younger people no
uce tils, ana think II is because we are growing
Iukewafin on these matters They deplore Ms
among themselves, as being .1ost leaders" ar l0sS
followers OF this and the other fine causa Ruc
oney 90 not understand The thought is deeper
ana strongerln Us now, perhaps, than when II Wsa
Visible at the surface and fnale more noise wa
are beginning 10 realize the uselessues OF ne,,et
aaty talking, that Is all. In there Is a thing TO
DE sald, We prefer 10 wait and say it only han and
where IL Will hit something or somebody.
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New York,s Rig Reer Rovcott.

The New York brewers and liquor dealers pro-
fess satisfaction with the present position Of the
pool beer boycott. The pool brewers claim that
the independent brewers in New York and the west
have no more stock on hand than is needed to sup
ply their regular customers. The Liquor Dealers
association claims, on the other hand, that the
extra-pOOl brewers have been preparing for the
present state OF things ever since November last,
when the new pool regulations went into opera
load OF beer Will be supplied, II necessary, every
day. at the bare cost OF production, the brewers
there are very anxious to make name in New
York. More requests for extra-pOOl beer are re-
ported to be coming in. No further break is an
nOunced In the pool combine.
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A Somnambuiist's Leap Through q
Window

FULTON, Mo-, March 3.-Sam Yantis, son OF ]. O.
fantis, who is somewhat given TO somnambulism.
was occupying his room In the second story OF the
Hour mill Tuesday evening. Some time after hs
retired he imagined the roof OF the mill was falling
In, and he made a rush for the door To escape hut
In fact ran through the window taking the sash
With him. In his fall he struck the awnins tbenca
10 the ground some twenty feet, and injured him.
sell very much He has several severe cuts on his
lace aud throat, his ankle sprained and otherwtse
bruised and injured
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CHANGED HIS THEoLoaY.-Rev. Rollo Ogden,
pastor OF the Case avenue Presbyterian church,
Cleveland, O., resigned sunday on account OF "a
change, or rather growth and maturing OF the0-
logical opinions which makes It impossible for
him, In good c0neOlence, 70 longer assent TO the
doctr1nAl standards Of the Presbyterian church"
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The NEW TROTTING ASSOCIATION.-At the meet
Ing In Detroit TO form a new trOtting association
yesterday fourteen states were represented. The
name or the new. association Will be the American
Trott1ng association. Membership is open TO any
person or corporation controlling any trOtttng
track. A board OF directors becomes board OF
appeal for the consideration OF complaints.
Annual dues range from SO to 500. w. r.
Merriam, OF st. Paul, was elected president and
The secretary is to be elected by the board OF
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BridegrOOma,S Luck.
HOW He TOOK A FoCR WEEKS HONEYMOON or
FORTY DOIIARs

-~~~ :" 'osn "SAho ooNkf2OO8 on
FORTY DoILARs
From the Pittsburg Leader.
Major Montooth yesterday told a good story or \
young client OF bis who was acquitted OF embexzle-
ment. HIS employer had him arrested on n charve
OF embezzling $500, laying great stress upon the
TACT that the young man, who was paid but s12
per week, took an extensive wedding Grip visiting
Phlladelphia, New York, Long Branch ana WASH
lhgton ana as his salary would not justify him in
going TO that expense he must have used the
money ne was charged with embezzlfnp Tina
major says he put the young man on the stand:
You went TO Philadelphia, New YORK Long
asked.
Eyes SIR"
sYou were gone four weekss"
.HOw much did all that cost yous"
"Forty doiiara"
"Wh-a-at7"
Sporty dollars"
How can you explain that?n
81 VIII, 1r you'll let me-
well, go ahead, ;" said the opposition attorney.
MeL we went from here TO philadelphia but
my motner-ln-law Went along and she paid the
with friends In Philadelphia who WouId moi -
cept any pay Tor our board and all tt cost me there
was $loO Tor presents for the children Of the fam
ny. We then went to New York, where hsd q
protner living, and he wouldn't let me pay f,r
board, theater tickets or anything else. We went
10 Long Branch, paying the fare and expense
1nsr out we found the rates too high; only stayed
some more friends who would lei me nav for mas
or nothing. We stayed a little more than A week
there, visited few places near it, where spent
lttle money, and then came home, almost four
weeks atel we started, but did not spend more
than $40 all told" by this timen said the ma Sor
1.-The court, Jury and every body an the court yas
In a roar The jury acquitted ny client without
leaving the oox and he walked out with his head
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THE EIGHTH CLUB IN THE LEAGUE.-Benjamn
Fine, OF st. Louis, states that Kansas City will,
without doubt be the eighth club in the league
Boston, having withdrawn their objections to the
cowboys. 1t Is understood the MarOOns will get
ST, 600 for their franchise